Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase

Preferred Label : Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase;

NCIt synonyms : EC 2.4.2.1; PNP Human; PNP; NP; Inosine-Guanosine Phosphorylase; Nucleoside Phosphorylase; Purine-Nucleoside:Orthophosphate Ribosyltransferase;

NCIt definition : Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (289 aa, 32 kDa) is encoded by the human PNP gene. This protein plays a role in purine metabolism.;

NCIt note : Purine nucleoside phosphorylase prefers 6-oxopurine nucleosides including inosine and guanosine. (UniProt);

Details

Origin ID

C43241;

UMLS CUI

C3887659;

OMIM relation
- Purine nucleoside phosphorylase [OMIM gene]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]
gene_encodes_gene_product
- Enzyme Gene [NCIt concept]
- Glycosyltransferase Gene [NCIt concept]
- PNP Gene [NCIt concept]
- Transferase Gene [NCIt concept]
gene_product_has_structural_domain_or_motif
- Substrate Interaction Domain [NCIt concept]
gene_product_is_element_in_pathway
- Nicotinate and Nicotinamide Metabolism Pathway [NCIt concept]
- Purine Metabolism Pathway [NCIt concept]
- Pyrimidine Metabolism Pathway [NCIt concept]
gene_product_plays_role_in_biological_process
- Carbohydrate Metabolic Process [NCIt concept]
- Glycosylation [NCIt concept]
- Nucleotide Metabolic Process [NCIt concept]
is_target
- Forodesine Hydrochloride [NCIt concept]

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